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Snapper

//ˈsnæpɚ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5934).
Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, snaps.

    "a snapper-up of bargains"

  2. 2
    A stumble, a trip. Scotland
  3. 3
    large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite wordnet
  4. 4
    Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.; The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species. Australia, New-Zealand

    "Heigh-ho ye trawler men come on, forget the snapper and the prawn,"

  5. 5
    An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up. Scotland
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  1. 6
    any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.; Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper. US
  3. 8
    Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots wordnet
  4. 9
    Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.; A small bluefish. US
  5. 10
    a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends wordnet
  6. 11
    A (human) baby. Ireland, slang

    "I've known him since he was a little snapper."

  7. 12
    flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas wordnet
  8. 13
    The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
  9. 14
    (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback wordnet
  10. 15
    Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface. US
  11. 16
    One who takes snaps; a photographer. slang

    "The police snapper was on his tiptoes, angling for a vertical shot of the body."

  12. 17
    The snapping turtle. US, informal
  13. 18
    The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
  14. 19
    A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
  15. 20
    A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. historical
  16. 21
    A percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones. obsolete
  17. 22
    A string bean. US, colloquial
  18. 23
    The vulva. slang

    "At thirty-nine, her snapper was snapping at practically every man that appeared halfway decent and had a pulse."

  19. 24
    A punchline. slang

    "I don't want a pause before the snapper."

  20. 25
    A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892. US, historical
Verb
  1. 1
    To stumble, to trip.
  2. 2
    To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally. figuratively

    "A curate in specyall To snappar and to fall Into this opyn cryme"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From snap + -er.

Etymology 2

From Middle English snaperen, likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English snaperen, likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”).

Etymology 4

Named after the former "Snapper" Inn.

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